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16 de nov. de 2022 · Peter Jefferson (February 29, 1708, - August 17, 1757) was the father of American President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)[1]. A surveyor and cartographer, his Fry-Jefferson Map of 1751 accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River thro Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles" — what would later come to be ...
14 de dez. de 2023 · Jefferson’s father, Peter Jefferson, was born on February 29, 1707 (Old Style, or 1708, New Style), near present-day Richmond.According to Thomas Jefferson, his father’s education was “quite neglected,” but he also recalled that Peter Jefferson was “of a strong mind, sound judgment and eager after information,” and that “he read much and improved himself.”
Historical Notes: The best description of Peter Jefferson's role in the creation of the Map of Virginia came from his son: My father’s education had been quite neglected, but being of a strong mind, sound judgment and eager after information, he read much and improved himself insomuch that he was chosen with Joshua Fry professor of Mathm. in W.[William] & M.[Mary] college to continue the ...
Peter Jefferson I ( 29 février 1708 - 17 août 1757 ), était le père du président américain Thomas Jefferson II. Peter Jefferson était le fils de Thomas Jefferson I (1679-1731) et de Mary Field (1680-1715). Il est né à Osborne dans l'actuel comté de Chesterfield en Virginie ; il était le troisième fils d'une famille de six enfants.
When Peter Jefferson was born on 29 February 1708, in Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Capt. Thomas Jefferson Jr., was 31 and his mother, Mary Field, was 29. He married Jane Isham Randolph on 3 October 1739, in Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 ...
Jefferson worked with Fry to survey the Fairfax boundary line and later with Robert Brooke II to produce a map of the boundary based on William Mayo’s 1737 survey. Jefferson and Fry served on the joint commission to survey and to define the North Carolina–Virginia boundary. After Fry’s death in 1754, Jefferson assumed the major public ...
A few months later, Fry was thrown from his horse and killed. Washington succeeded him as commander of the Virginia Militia, and Peter Jefferson assumed the post of county surveyor for Albemarle. In 1754, Jefferson became a one-term member of the House of Burgesses. Peter Jefferson is best remembered as the father of Thomas Jefferson.
